Loved Yersinia's post and she is SO RIGHT!
I thought I needed an Intel iMac to do something Dreamweaverish for
web, and it turns out really I didn't, working with the naked code is
much better anyway. So I could still be using that machine. I have
kinda gotten hooked on Facebook though, and videos don't play too well
on the G4. Oh, and it didn't have an airport card, so we had to plug
the modem right into the box. That was a little funky, cuz the network
was on my son's iMac then.
So mebbe next time I just keep plugging along with the old Mac,
whatever model it is.
I have NEVER had any of the Macs die on me. I'm not kidding, I've
taken them to be recycled, but they were still working. The first one
was a Quadra - or an XVI I forget.
The only trouble I ever had was with the G4 I didn't realize it wasn't
sleeping, the fan was on 24/7, and came loose one day and banged
around in the case. Then when I called Apple they wanted to hear that.
I said, "you don't want to hear that, it's scary." Then when the tech
heard it he yelled "turn it off, turn it off!" Week later the Mac was
back, new fan, no troubles since.
We forget how nice the Macs are, how time saving. When PC people talk
about price, I just say, what about the price you pay for your time?
Never mind that they live forever and the hard drives don't tend to
crash, etc., etc.
On Mar 12, 2011, at 9:04 AM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote:
WOW, you sound uptight. I am EXTREMELY thankful about my fabulous
G4. It's my second one actually. I have preached Mac's to my pc
friends for over 20 years about how great they are - and more
importantly how I am always doing stuff while they are always stuck
mucking around in their computers just trying to get them to work!
This goes back to the day Dr. Alessi made me try his Mac SE. I was
hooked, so I went home, threw my TRS-80 in the trash - yep- right to
the curb- even though it had TWO floppy drives, and then went out
and bought a MAXED out SE with its beautiful 9" screen. Ahh what a
day. Anyway, No offense Yershina, I just thought it might make some
people laugh and and brighten their day. I decided to write
something funny - and stick it to Murphy's law. Ha! Even Murphy cant
break down my Mac! Have a great day everyone.
Barney
On Feb 26, 2011, at 9:37 AM, Yersinia wrote:
On 2/25/11 10:00 PM, Barney Guzzo wrote:
Hi. I have a 2002 G4 933 Quicksilver. It has a 250 gb (Seagate)
and
a 128 gb (WD) ide drive, 500 gb sata drive, pci sata controller, pci
gigabit ethernet card, pci 4 port 2.0 usb card, geforce ti 4600
128mb,
and its connected to a a 23" Apple Cinema Display via ADC. I am
using
OS 10.4.11. This machine runs flawlessly and I have no problems.
So what am I doing wrong? Any ideas?
Yes, IMNSHO you are doing something HORRIBLY WRONG -- THIS POST!
What is the MATTER with you?! You are dismally failing to just
appreciate it when you've got one of those precious rare instances
of something GOOD happening in the mostly sucky endeavor we call
Life! In this case -- you have a beautiful Quicksilver which runs
flawlessly and does everything you need it to do. BE THANKFUL!!!!!
IMO upgrades are only NECESSARY when (a) the present computer no
longer does what you actually NEED it to do (word processing vs.
gaming, for instance: I mean heck, I bet an an old Mac Plus on
System 6 would be enough for an obsessed writer who doesn't care
about games, music, pictures or videos; but it sure as hell
wouldn't do a graphics-intense and/or online game addict any
good!), or, (b) the computer is running too slowly or is outright
malfunctioning, which makes it way easier and maybe also even
cheaper to buy a newer, "better" one instead of fixing or upgrading
the one you have which has become insufficient or problematic.
But if that NON-PROBLEMATIC Quicksilver 933 of yours IS doing
everything you need it to be able to do, I think you should count
your blessings, ENJOY it, bask in its beautiful sunlight and
remember:
IF IT AIN'T BROKE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIX IT.
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